Plant contact dermatitis

Sinopse

Taxonomical arrangement of plants that cause allergic contact dermatitis and a few others that are toxic or phototoxic. Intended for physicians, botanists, and chemists. Entries give botanical and clinical aspects, patch test, cross-reactions, references, color photograph, botanical description, chemical structure of offending agent, sources, and miscellaneous data. Miscellaneous appendixes and glossary of botanical terms. Indexes: general, chemical, and clinical names; scientific names; and vernacular names.